text_original: Their purpose was to adopt the barbarous Byzantine custom of blinding their captive and cutting out his tongue, but for sonic reason the brutal work was only half done, and Leo was 174 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE rescued by some friends and taken to St. Peter's Church, outside the walls, whence he was conducted into safety by the Duke of Spoleto. Having driven out the Pope the conspirators appear to have had no further plans.
text_transcription: THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO ADOPT THE BARBAROUS BYZANTINE CUSTOM OF BLINDING THEIR CAPTIVE AND CUTTING OUT HIS TONGUE BUT FOR SOME REASON THE BRUTAL WORK WAS ONLY HALF DONE AND LEO WAS RESCUED BY SOME FRIENDS AND TAKEN TO SAINT PETER'S CHURCH OUTSIDE THE WALLS WHENCE HE WAS CONDUCTED INTO SAFETY BY THE DUKE OF SPOLATO HAVING DRIVEN OUT THE POPE THE CONSPIRATORS APPEARED TO HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PLANS
phonemes: ðɛɹ pˈɜːpəs wʌz tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt ðə bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs bˈɪzɐntˌiːn kˈʌstəm ʌv blˈaɪndɪŋ ðɛɹ kˈæptɪv ænd kˈʌɾɪŋ ˈaʊt hɪz tˈʌŋ, bˌʌt fɔːɹ sˈɑːnɪk ɹˈiːzən ðə bɹˈuːɾəl wˈɜːk wʌz ˈoʊnli hˈæf dˈʌn, ænd lˈiːoʊ wʌz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp ɹˈɛskjuːd baɪ sˌʌm fɹˈɛndz ænd tˈeɪkən tə sənt. pˈiːɾɚz tʃˈɜːtʃ, aʊtsˈaɪd ðə wˈɔːlz, wˈɛns hiː wʌz kəndˈʌktᵻd ˌɪntʊ sˈeɪfti baɪ ðə dˈuːk ʌv spɑːlˈiːɾoʊ. hˌævɪŋ dɹˈɪvən ˈaʊt ðə pˈoʊp ðə kənspˈɪɹəɾɚz ɐpˈɪɹ tə hæv hæd nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ plˈænz.